Puzzle
Busters
Puzzle-Solving Multi-Sport
Adventure
Ages
13-16
"A box without hinges, key, or lid,
Yet golden treasure inside is hid."
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit
If you like solving puzzles, then this expedition is for
you! Spend a week cracking codes and puzzles as you find
your way along your quest. Just be sure to
bring your sense of adventure and love of reward! Each
evening you will return to Alton Jones for dinner, games, use
of the bathhouse facilities, and to sleep at the Poor Farm
Base Camp.
Sunday afternoon is spent checking in, settling into your
screen house cabin, getting to know your Puzzle Busters group members and
leaders, and taking a swim test at the lake. After
eating a hot meal at the Poor Farm picnic area there will be
an all-group orientation to the programs and some group
time. An all-expeditions game is followed by a campfire
by the barn and bedtime.
Some days you will leave the Alton Jones property for part of
your adventures, traveling by 15-passenger van to find the
solution to your puzzle. But each evening you will return to Alton Jones for dinner,
games, use of the bathhouse facilities, and to sleep.
Your group will stay in two screen house
cabins, one for boys and one for girls, with bunk beds and a nearby bathhouse with showers and
flush toilets. Some meals will be eaten at the camp dining hall
and some will be prepared by your group.
In preparing for your week, you may want to spend some
time thinking about why you chose Puzzle Busters and what you
hope to learn from your experience. Everyone is expected to
do their best, participate fully, encourage each other, and
help out with chores on a rotating basis such as cooking and
cleaning up. If you have never done some of the
activities, relax. Experience is not a requirement,
but a positive attitude and a willingness to have fun while
learning is!
Of course we can't tell you everything that will happen during
your week or it would spoil the puzzles, but here are some hints. Maybe a clue will lead you to the Rhode Island
coast for a sea kayaking adventure. Or maybe you will
end up dangling over a cliff to read your next clue while your
group cheers you on. Whatever the mystery and wherever
the adventure leads, you will find yourself having a grand
time! So bring your sense of outdoor adventure, come
with an open mind, and get ready for a week of rock climbing, kayaking, swimming, games, and much more.
Oh, and in case you had trouble figuring it out, the answer to
the riddle is an egg.
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